Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-19

country were mortgaged IN consequence
thereof He thought a reversal would be
more equitable. The senator dealt out hard,
cold facts In a plain, homely way that could
be understood by all. lie spoke for about
two hours but his speech was so interesting
that the people did not tire in listening. He
made many new friends and made sti II more
solid and lasting the friendship of those
who had previously been attached to him.
Richardson County Politics.
FALLS CRY, Neb., Sept Isl Correspond
ence of the BEEl-The political pot begins
to boil and bubble. Colby's creation Of
second jud ship in this district Is bringing
forth a whole swarm of candidates for ju
dical honors. Among the prominent demo.
Gratis mentioned In connection with this
Office Is T.. w. Thomas of this city, who GER
tainly stands at the very top of the legal pro-
fession In the state. The brainest repub-
licans IN this county do not appear t,o. aspire
to judicial honors General G. II. Van
Wyck has been raising the echoes at the old
settlers meetings and county fairs and is
yoicing a sentiment that is taking strong
hold of the popular heart.
Should Van Wvck be the republican nom
iDee in 1888 for congress from the big First
he will beat any man the democrats could
nominate.
Valley District Fair association commences
on on the 18th inst. and no pains have been
spared 10 make this the event of the season
IN southeast Nebrasks. The grounds and
track are among the best In the state and are
In the centre OF the best agricultural district
The railroad bridge across the Missouri
river at RulO will be completed, SO they say,
by some time In October. 1t is q splendid
structure aud will place Richardson county
on one Of the main thorOughfares OF the
world.
A Correction.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. Is TO the
Editor Of the BEE: Calling your attention to
the BEE Of August Is, and the article wherein
reference Is made to the suit Of Joseph Ochs
vs. OlOf BergstrOm ct al, 1t Is due to Mr.. Berg
Btrom and Mr.. Nordgreen to say that the
check was refused because the names In the
mortgage were misspelled and the person
sending the check to this bank was so in
formed at the time, and written mem o.
randum to that effect pinned to the check.
When the error In the mortgage was cor
rected Mr.. Ochs was advised that the check
would be paid on presentation with papers
rs agreed, but this was declined by Ochs. In
the meantime no one had suffered except on
account of the. few days delay. No fraud
was perpetrated or attempted. Mr.. NOrd-
green and Mr. BergstrOm are respected citt-
zens and 80 far as we know honest In all
Mr. Ochs evidently belongs to that very
large class of men who believe Nebraska 10
be peopled with rogues. and the article in
your paper does the parties to the transaction
an Injustice which we trust you will
promptly correct. The bank does not com.
plain OF any Injustice to itself. but only to
Msss5s snss,fS Eergs'rom and Very
Vice President Grand Island Banking Com,
pany.
A Colorado Phenomenon.
HOLYOKE. Col. Sept. 17.-[Correspond-
ence of the BEE. THE above name may be
new 10 BEE readers, but it Is nevertheless
destined to become as well known as Hast
ings or Grand Island. Land was bought
here several months ago. and the Cheyenne
branch of the B. & NJ. has been In full opera
tiOn for six weeks. Business of various
kinds has settled on the naked prairies. A
committee representing population of 5,OO(
people, has petitiOned to know the location OF
the town, in order to vote on the county seat
but still there Is delay in order, probably u
enhance the value of lots.
HOlyOke Is destined to be the great center
OF eastern Colorado not only on account OF
the plans of the B. & NJ, whose three branches
centering at this point are built III the mOs
substantial manner possible. The rails are
steel, sixtysx pounds to the yard the ties
extra heavy oak and cedar, the cuts are few
and wide. The grade is mostly above tie
level of the prairie and therefore snow proof
aud the grades eastward from Cheyenne tC
McCook, distance of 262 miles, nowhere
exceed six inches per hundred feet It Ii
evidently built to stay, and as trunk line
from Wyoming east. This is the main line
The branch from HOldrege to OLSON, dis
tance of 235 miles, crosses the main line al
nolyoke.
This work of sou miles necessitates new
division station with full complement OF
pair shops, eating house, round house, etc.
and HOlyOke has been selected rs such di
vision. The history of North Platte, with
It's 800 Inhabitants Oh one line of road and
In the midSt Of the 6nSOlata and
productive expanse of sand hills in Nebraska
shows what the location of a division and
nothing else can do, but without any division
OF tho central Nebraska county seats
because Nebraska counties only average
S1S square, are, miles, while H.. Logan
Is $500 square miles IN extent and ever
when divided will have l,GOO miles of terri
tory and. for trade purposes, more yet, as
with the single exception Of Julesburg thirty
miles to the north and cut OFF by the bluffs
sand aud water of the Platte river, there Il
not another trading point In this whole
region. The nearest are Sterling fifty mile
west the east fifteen sand, Akron fitty:sil
miles southwest Yum. forty-iive mile
southwest, Wray and Haigler forty-iivt
miles south, Of which twenty is sand hills
10 the east the nearest towns are Grant IL
Keith county, also thirty-fve miles.
Holy Oke Is on Frenchman creek, at thi
point only Q dry sand bed. but the who'll
basin of the Frenchman is unsurpassed TO
xcIuIItHs III WIutu " IL ucdTly tnITIy-Stl
miles from the bluffs of the Platte to th
sand hills and its sources are thirty mile
west, and in all this region there is scarcel
q poor acre. Everywhere along the creel
and in its branches water is found at dept
of q few feet and on the table land
ut 1OO TO $50 feet Much Of this land Is still
open to settlement particularly within tn
limits of the Union Pacific land grant, sn,
sixteen miles and westward from Ilolyokt
The fact that settlers were fifty miles from
railroad delayed settlement These not read
70 settle can still buy railroad land Mt SIS t
$40 per acre, and for farming purposes thi
land Is intrnscally worth more than easter
Nebraska land. fO- the mountain marke
makes all crops more valuable. Taxes Ough
to be exceedingly low, as there are leo mile
Of railroad in operation, 100000 acres of raj
road land soon subject to taxation, and a
equal amount of decided government land
which title has been secured by pre-emptors
To-day there is nothing at llolyoke, hut Il
a few weeks a committee of our citizens e1
pect to go TO HOldrege and deprive them G